Regeneration

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who are elect exiles of athe Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 according to bthe foreknowledge of God the Father, cin the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and dfor sprinkling with his blood:

May egrace and fpeace be multiplied to you.

3 gBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! hAccording to his great mercy, ihe has caused us to be born again to a living hope jthrough the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to kan inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and lunfading, mkept in heaven for you, 5 who by God's power are being guarded nthrough faith for a salvation oready to be revealed in the last time.               -1 Peter 1:1-5

Regeneration
Verse 1 -
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who are elect exiles of athe Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia

- This book was written to Christian Jews scattered throughout Asia Minor

Verse 2 -
according to bthe foreknowledge of God the Father, cin the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and dfor sprinkling with his blood:

May egrace and fpeace be multiplied to you.

- Trinitarian Salvation
1.Selected by the Father
2.Saved by the Son
3.Sanctified by the Spirit

Verse 3-
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! hAccording to his great mercy, ihe has caused us to be born again to a living hope jthrough the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead

- Doxology of praise
1.Meaning
-Doctrinal concept
a.Born from above
b.Born anew
c.Born in the Spirit

2. Means
-The Gospel of Jesus Christ!

3. Mistakes
a.Hyper-Calvinism
-Denies the purpose of the death of Jesus Christ
-Denies the biblical indiscriminate free offer of the gospel to all persons and a universal call to repentance and faith.

b.Baptismal regeneration-
-The belief that Baptism is intimately linked to regeneration.

c."Men repent and believe, resulting in salvation"
But how can a dead man repent and believe?


 The Spirit quickens man unto salvation, then man responds in repentance and faith.
i"he has caused us to be born again"

-Defining Cause
God the father
-Caused by the mercy of God

-Monergism
"Mon"-one
"erg"- work

-Single work of God

-Delightful Consequences
a.Blessed hope in our heart
b.Beautiful home in heaven
c.Bountiful help amidst our battle against sin and satan